NAN124: AI and Trust in Modern Network Automation

About this episode

Sif Baksh discusses the use of AI in network automation with Eric Chou, highlighting its advantages and the P.E.N.E. framework.

Sif Baksh joins Eric Chou to share his professional experience and resources to help engineers get their arms around using AI in network automation. They discuss practical advantages of AI over standard Python scripts and the risks and benefits of vibe coding for prototyping. Sif also breaks down the P.E.N.E. framework, a structure for writing ... Read more »

People in this episode

Host: Eric Chou

Guest: Sif Baksh

Topics covered

• AI
• network automation
• Python scripts
• vibe coding
• P.E.N.E. framework

Keywords

• AI
• network automation
• Python
• vibe coding
• P.E.N.E. framework

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Organizations: Packet Pushers

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